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Garden Tour - Part II 27 Aug 2013 | 06:12 am
Let's continue with the tour shall we? A really great aspect of garden tours is looking at different types of property and how people make it work. The third garden I visited sits on the edge of a s...
Canoe Cove Garden Tour 21 Aug 2013 | 06:21 am
So I may have told you folks that I was NOT attending the garden tour this year. And really, I wasn't supposed to. I was supposed to be camping in Nova Scotia. But that was not meant to be as someb...
You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks 4 Aug 2013 | 02:50 am
Some of you may be lucky enough to have a spouse who enjoys gardening as much as you do. I haven't had that luxury. The vegetable garden this year Jody has never planted anything in his life. Prio...
Canoe Cove Garden Tour 29 Jul 2013 | 04:08 am
This year, for the first time, (but hopefully not the last), the Canoe Cove Women's Institute is featuring a summer Garden Tour in the Canoe Cove/Bonshaw area. The Tour Committee has been working har...
Note to Self #114 26 Jul 2013 | 06:23 am
Next year, if I intend to plant peas again, I need to ask myself a question .... Am I prepared to spend two weeks in July picking, shelling and blanching peas EVERY. SINGLE DAY?? p.s. the peas ar....
Triumphs and Tragedies 20 Jul 2013 | 07:32 am
It's been awhile since I went on walkabout on a Friday night and perused the garden. Tonight was the perfect night for a stroll as the weather has cooled considerably. Even my little buddy decided i...
Perserverance Wins Out 15 Jul 2013 | 12:20 am
Some people might say I'm stubborn as a mule. I might even agree to that. But there's something to be said for refusing to take no for an answer. Five years ago we were living in Gibsons, British C...
In the good ole summertime 9 Jul 2013 | 05:45 am
It's that time of year. When the weather is too hot and humid to move let alone think of gardening. We've been dining on salads to beat the heat. Personally I prefer lettuce to grass but whatever.....
Flowers of Summer 7 Jul 2013 | 10:08 pm
I was at someone's house the other day and they had a beautiful bouquet of fresh flowers for the table. It occurred to me I haven't picked a single bouquet this summer! Where's my head been at? I u...
GOOPS - Misadventures in Composting 1 Jul 2013 | 08:50 pm
I've spent a lot of time this past week weeding. On my hands and knees, covered in dirt, face first in the posies. One of the downsides of digital cameras is how darn quiet they are. Makes it much ...
